Version Comparison

Comparison
Open Source	Microsoft	Google	Apple
Alpha Testing	1.0	Shhhh… Top Secret	Unsubstantiated rumors
Beta Testing	2.0	Beta Testing	Rumors with possibly some substance to them
Release Candidate	3.0	Beta Testing	Copies are circulated to the usual suspects, who eagerly publish reviews describing it as the "most innovating product yet!"
1.0	Varies. Previous names have included 3.1, 95, 98, 4.0, 5.0 or X	Beta Testing	Released to the market place, Steve Jobs goes on record to say that it is "insanely great"
2.0	SP1, 2, 3	Beta Testing	...